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- Mon, Feb 16 - Presidents Day - no school
- Tue, Feb 17 - snow day - no school, but a Cyber Day (completing a five-day weekend)
- Wed, Feb 18 - short classes due to Ash Wednesday services
- Thur, Feb 19 - a full day of classes at JC! Woo-hoo!
- today - Fri, Feb 20 - frigid weather forces another Cyber Day (assignment below)
- Sat-Sun, Feb 21-22 - weekend - no school (of course)
- Mon, Feb 23 - Mr. Schick attending the Senior Trip to Washington DC (details to follow)
Cyber Day assignment
As you already know, all great civilizations have three things in common: specialized workers, large populations, and advanced technology. The ancient Egyptians certainly had their share of technological breakthroughs, and they are credited with many different inventions which allowed them to advance as a civilization.
Your assignment is to find five different technological developments of the ancient Egyptians, using the sites below. (Don't use Wikipedia this time around; just use any or all of the five sites I have provided.) Using complete sentences, and in your own words, describe these inventions/breakthroughs, including why they were important and how they improved life for the Egyptians. Rank these by importance, starting with the one you feel was most important.
Post this assignment to your blog. The assignment is worth 20 points. It must be posted by midnight Saturday night (when all your Friday blogs are due). Late assignments, missing assignments, assignments that use Wikipedia as a source, assignments that are cut/pasted from the web, and assignments that are not written in complete sentences and written well will receive a zero.
These sites should provide you with plenty of usable material.
Ancient Egyptian Inventions
Egypt's Golden Empire
Ancient Egyptian Medicine
Discovering Egypt
Egyptian Astronomy
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